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![66-year-old retiree John Allaire stands in front of the Seapeak Magellan liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker and Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LNG export terminal in Cameron, Louisiana, on September 29, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/01/2023_0112-lng-400x300.jpg)
Rush to Export Gas Is Making Gulf Coast an Industrial Wasteland, Residents Say
With two terminals already causing pollution, residents say more gas exports will decimate their way of life.
![Nurses demonstrate during their third day on strike, at Mount Sinai Hospital on January 11, 2023, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/01/2023_0112-new-york-strikes-400x300.jpg)
Striking New York Nurses Win Tentative Deal With Hospitals
The deal includes safe staffing ratios so there will be enough nurses to provide safe patient care, the union says.
![Dundas Hill on the hottest day of the year, at 65 degrees Fahrenheit, on July 15, 2022, as seen from the ground during a NASA mission along with University of texas scientists to measure melting Arctic sea ice.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/01/2023_0111-melting-ice-400x300.jpg)
The Oceans’ Temperatures Reached Record Highs in 2022
This is the sixth year in a row that ocean heat, a strong indicator of the climate crisis, has reached a record high.
![an activist holding a sign reading "ACT ON CLIMATE; STOP WILLOW" stands with others during an outdoor protest](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/01/2022_0111-climate-protest-400x300.jpg)
More Than 300 Groups Push Biden to End Drilling on Public Lands and Waters
Environmental and Indigenous rights groups urge policies that line up with climate science and Biden’s campaign pledges.
![Members of the Virginia Task Force 2 Urban Search and Rescue team comb through the wreckage on Fort Myers Beach looking for victims of Hurricane Ian October 4, 2022, in Fort Myers Beach, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/01/2023_0111-hurricane-400x300.jpg)
2022 Saw 18 Extreme Weather Events That Exceeded $1 Billion Each in Costs
The climate crisis played a major role in last year's severe weather outcomes.
![A person in a mask holds a sign reading "No Medicare DIS-Advantage" while participating in an outdoor protest](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/01/2023_0111-medicare-advantage-400x300.jpg)
Privatization Scam Threatens to Replace Traditional Medicare Altogether by 2030
Medicare Advantage serves private health insurers and investors at the expense of the public interest.
![Demonstrators listen to a speaker during a protest in front of Moderna headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on April 28, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/01/2023_0110-moderna-vaccine-400x300.jpg)
Moderna Faces Backlash for Plans to Markup COVID Vaccine by 4,000 Percent
Moderna's pricing plans come as the Biden administration transitions away from its free coronavirus vaccine program.
![Members of the Kayapo tribe block highway BR163 during a protest against illegal deforestation and insufficient support during the COVID-19 pandemic on the outskirts of Novo Progresso in Pará, Brazil, on August 17, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/01/GettyImages-1228079857-400x300.jpg)
Despite Indigenous Land Protections, Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon Continues
Protected areas are losing forest to weak environmental policies. It's up to Lula's new administration to change that.
![The headquarters of Wells Fargo Capital Finance, the commercial banking division of Wells Fargo Bank, is pictured on September 26, 2016, in the Financial District neighborhood of San Francisco, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/01/2023_0105-wells-fargo-b-400x300.jpg)
Sanders, Warren, and Others Raise Alarm Over Rise of Medical Credit Cards
More than 100 million people are saddled with medical debt in the U.S., collectively owing upwards of $200 billion.
![Damar Hamlin of the Buffalo Bills walks through a tunnel during pregame against the Cleveland Browns at Ford Field on November 20, 2022, in Detroit, Michigan.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/01/2023_0103-damar-hamlin-400x300.jpg)
Conservatives Spread Anti-Vaccine Lies Immediately After Damar Hamlin Collapsed
The right flooded social media with debunked claims after the football player went into cardiac arrest on the field.